E-business Environment in the Global Information Society

Vymětal, Dominik and Suchánek, Petr (2009): E-business Environment in the Global Information Society. Published in: Przedsiebiorczosc w warunkach Unii Europejskiej - Podnikání v podmínkách Evropské unie (2009): pp. 488-500.

Abstract

In today´s digital 21st century, almost all businesses face intense competition from competitors all around the globe. There are no borders and business area for the all companies is almost unlimited. As the main supports of mentioned fact are globalization and ICT´s development. Influences such as globalization, increased popularity of outsourcing and offshoring have recently combined to produce an environment where ICT graduates need to have up-to-date and industry-relevant knowledge and skills, so that they can be successful in this highly competitive environment. Development of e-business and e-commerce make possible the companies to enter to the global markets. Fundamental prerequisite of the successful company in the global market is well-made corporate strategy and correct source information. Of high account condition of an entry to global markets is an adjustment of the information system to global information and business system management standards. The statistics gained from the Czech market shows, that in spite of enormous Internet proliferation the ratio of e-sales is lower than the ratio of e-purchases. Some possible reasons for these phenomena are discussed at the end of this paper.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: E-business, e-commerce, global information society, information and communication technology, IT security, IT standards, business strategy, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management.
• Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M0 - General > M00 - General; O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O39 - Other; M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M2 - Business Economics > M29 - Other; M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M0 - General; O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O30 - General; F - International Economics > F0 - General > F01 - Global Outlook; M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M2 - Business Economics > M20 - General; M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M2 - Business Economics > M21 - Business Economics

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